Toronto municipal election, 1909

Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1909. Joseph Oliver was easily re-elected to his second term as mayor. One of the central issues of the campaign was whether the city should construct a bridge over the Don River connecting to Danforth Avenue. A referendum was held as part of the vote, and the bridge was approved. It would be built as the Prince Edward Viaduct.

Toronto mayor

Oliver had been elected in the 1908 election, and was easily reelected while facing no serious opposition.

Results

Joseph Oliver - 27,128

Thomas Davies - 8,127

James Lindaala - 1,735

Joel Marvin Briggs - 327

Board of Control

The election was accompanied by a referendum on reducing the number of licensed bars in the city by 40. The measure passed, but in a surprise upset Controller Frank S. Spence, who was the strongest advocate for the measure, was defeated. His place on the board was taken by former Alderman George Reginald Geary who had been defeated by Oliver for Mayor the year previously. Alderman James Hales also tried to gain a seat on the board.

George Reginald Geary - 20,136

Horatio Clarence Hocken (incumbent) - 17,630

J.J. Ward (incumbent) - 15,782

William Spence Harrison (incumbent) - 14,037

Frank S. Spence (incumbent) - 13,296

William Peyton Hubbard - 11,391

James Hales - 8,462

Robert Buist Noble - 1,393

James O'Hara - 808

City council

Ward 1 (Riverdale)

Daniel Chisholm (incumbent) - 2,104

Zephaniah Hilton - 1,836

Andrew McMillan - 1,824

Thomas N. Phelan - 1,748

William Temple Stewart (incumbent) - 1,392

William J. Saunderson (incumbent) - 1,246

Robert Fleming - 1,039

John Macpherson Ross - 912

William Totten - 488

William Worrell - 472

John Linden - 213

Ward 2 (Cabbagetown and Rosedale)

Tommy Church (incumbent) - 2,776

John O'Neill - 2,496

Thomas Foster (incumbent) - 1,981

John Noble - 1,421

Robert Yeomans - 1,241

William Norton Eastwood - 916

Ewart Farquahar - 517

William Alexander Douglas - 502

Frederick Hogg - 359

Richard Wallace - 328

Ward 3 (Central Business District and The Ward)

Mark Bredin (incumbent) - 2,989

John Wilson Bengough (incumbent) - 2,630

Charles A. Maguire - 2,488

Sam McBride (incumbent) - 2,391

Oliver B. Sheppard - 2,309

Stewart Nassau Hughes - 1,323

Louis Gurofsky - 660

John Kirk - 519

Thomas Egan - 509

Paul Levi - 298

Ward 4 (Kensington Market and Garment District)

George McMurrich (incumbent) - 3,599

R.C. Vaughan (incumbent) - 2,173

Albert Welch - 2,974

James Brandon - 2,735

Thomas Alexander Lytle (incumbent) - 2,248

Ward 5 (Trinity-Bellwoods)

Robert Henry Graham (incumbent) - 3,191

John Dunn - 2,933

Albert James Keeler (incumbent) - 2,946

Peter Whytock (incumbent) - 2,626

Joseph May - 2,213

John L. Richardson - 1,357

Robert William Dockeray - 1,792

Thomas Gillies - 519

Frederick Jenkins - 509

Ward 6 (Brockton and Parkdale)

James Henry McGhie (incumbent) - 3,453

John James Graham (incumbent) - 3,043

J.H. Adams (incumbent) - 2,456

Fred McBrien - 2,444

James Arthur McCausland - 2,273

William Hodgson - 754

Thomas Mathison - 578

Creation of Ward 7

The City of West Toronto was annexed on May 1, 1909 and became Ward 7. Due to its smaller size it had only two aldermen. A by-election was held on May 29, 1909.

Ward 7

A.J. Anderson - 777

William Alexander Baird - 603

Samuel Ryding - 363

Jesse C. Smith - 337

Joseph S. Bull - 282

References

Results taken from the January 2, 1910 Toronto Globe and might not exactly match final tallies.